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China handset sales rebound in January

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes reported that the Chinese smartphone market has seen a bounce in sales in January, boosted by new budget 5G handsets by Chinese brands. The volume reached 40 million in January, …

Tags:China| Market Data| Smartphone Market| USA

Apple Starting to Re-Open Stores in the US

by Bob Raikes

What They Say 9to5Mac reports that Apple is re-introducing in-store shopping appointments at many US Apple Stores that have been operating as Express storefronts. Other temporarily-closed locations are reopening for pickup of online orders. …

Tags:Apple| Retail| USA

Defining Times for Immersive Destinations

by Kevin Williams

A lot has been made of the new “Immersive Venues” that are being developed and The Stinger Report covered a number of these plans in our end of 2020 coverage. One of those sites …

Tags:Location-based Entertainment (LBE)| Projection Mapping| USA

2020 Changes US Retail Holiday Purchasing

by Bob Raikes

This year, the unique circumstances of 2020 meant a big change in holiday purchasing in the US market, according to US retail data specialist NPD. I listened to the NPD presentations, twice, as the …

Xiaomi foldable phone prototype leaks in spy photos

by Bob Raikes

What They Say GSMArena posted some ‘spy shots’ of a foldable smartphone from Xiaomi. The shots make the fold area look very visible. What We Think I have generally been very impressed with Xiaomi …

NPD Research: US Installed TV Base Getting Bigger, Newer

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Twice reported data from NPD that TV diagonals in the US continue to increase, with sets of 60″ and above now at 15% up from 11% a year ago. The average …

Tags:Market Data| TV Set Market| USA

Panasonic Sets Available to Consumers in the US

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Over Christmas, HDTVTest’s Vincent Teoh reported that ValueElectronics.com of Scarsdale, New York in the US has done a deal with Panasonic to allow the company to supply a limited number of …

Tags:OLEDs| Panasonic| TVs (TV Sets)| USA

The TV Installed Base in the U.S. is Getting Bigger and Newer, According to NPD

by Artem Alekseenko

Over the last several years American TV screens have been inching up in size. Overall, installed TVs in the U.S. are larger – 15% are 60 inches or larger, up from 11% a year …

Tags:Analytics & Tools| NPD| USA

ATSC 3.0 set for cable TV test

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Pearl TV and brodcasters around Phoenix, Arizona, have started testing Nextgen TV over limited cable infrastructure, collaborating with Comcast. ATSC 3.0 is being used to blend OTA and OTT content. The …

Tags:ATSC| Broadcast| Streaming Video| USA

FCC Votes to Promote Broadcast Internet via ATSC 3.0

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The FCC, the US telecoms regulator, has approved a ‘Report & Order’ that updates the rules and fee structures related to broadcast internet services including ATSC 3.0. The FCC said it …

Tags:ATSC| Regulation| USA

Back From The Dead

by Pete Putman

A recent press release caused a raised eyebrow here…but perhaps it shouldn’t have. On November 19, Venture capital firm Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) “…announced its purchase of certain iconic RadioShack brands and related assets.” …

Tags:Retail| USA

Clear Channel Airports wins contract with Baltimore/Washington Airport

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Clear Channel Airports has won a 10-year contract with Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to provide a DOOH advertising network which will include an LCD network inside rental car shuttle buses, …

Tags:Aviation| ClearChannel| USA